India - Compulsory education

Compulsory education, duration (years)

Compulsory education, duration (years) in India was 8.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 8.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.00 in 2009.

Definition: Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
2009 8.00
2010 8.00
2011 8.00
2012 8.00
2013 8.00
2014 8.00
2015 8.00
2016 8.00
2017 8.00
2018 8.00
2019 8.00
2020 8.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes